Lockerbie bombing

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The U.S. has taken custody of the alleged bomb maker in the 1988 ... (NPR)

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 killed 270 people, including 190 Americans, and launched a decades-long international manhunt for the attackers.

An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that Megrahi and Fhimah were tried in Scottish court in 1992. and British governments charged Megrahi and Fhimah, the two Libyan intelligence agents suspected of working with Mas'ud. The bombing was the single deadliest terror attack in the history of the United Kingdom, and the second deadliest for Americans after Sept. He was joined in Malta by two other Libyan intelligence agents, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, according to the Justice Department. Investigators interviewed more than 10,000 people around the world and analyzed the largest crime scene in recent history — about 845 square miles of scattered debris. [breakthrough ](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-senior-libyan-intelligence-officer-and-bomb-maker-muamar-qaddafi-regime-charged)in the case — they discovered that Libyan authorities had apprehended Mas'ud, a former Libyan intelligence operative, and interviewed him about his involvement in the bombing. The department says he will make his initial court appearance in the U.S. Mas'ud and the two others returned to Libya, where former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, thanked them for carrying out the operation, according to federal officials. Of the 190 Americans who died, 35 of them were students from Syracuse University in upstate New York who were returning home for the holidays after a semester studying abroad. In 1991, U.S. The U.S. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded into pieces over Lockerbie, Scotland after a bomb was placed in the cargo area of the plane.

Third Lockerbie bomb suspect now in US custody, officials say (The Guardian)

Mohammed Abouagela Masud accused of setting timer for bomb that destroyed Boeing 747, killing 270 people.

A spokesperson for the US Department of Justice confirmed the US had taken custody of Masud, and indicated he would be put on trial in due course. Investigators say Masud met with the other two in Malta, where he had been directed to fly by a senior Libyan intelligence official with a prepared suitcase. The Pan Am flight from London Heathrow to John F Kennedy airport in New York exploded at 31,000ft over Scotland on 21 December 1998, after 38 minutes in the air.

Officials: Lockerbie bomb suspect is in US custody – Metro ... (Metro Philadelphia)

LONDON — U.S. and Scottish authorities said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, ...

The U.S. While Mas’ud is now the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. A breakthrough in the investigation came when U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.” It gave no information on how Mas’ud came to be in U.S. Justice Department confirmed the information, adding that “he is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. and Scottish authorities said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S.

Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody (CNBC)

Authorities in Scotland said the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. ...

Al-Megrahi was convicted in the Netherlands while Fhimah was acquitted of all charges. officials in 2017 received a copy of an interview that Masud, a longtime explosives expert for Libya's intelligence service, had given to Libyan law enforcement in 2012 after being taken into custody following the collapse of the government of the country's leader, Col. colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with al-Megrahi to justice." The university's current chancellor, Kent Syverud, said in a statement that the arrest was a significant development in the long process "to bring those responsible for this despicable act to justice." That affidavit said Masud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah. officials said, Masud admitted building the bomb in the Pan Am attack and working with two other conspirators to carry it out. - The Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. A breakthrough in the investigation came when U.S. in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. The announcement of charges against Masud on Dec. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the Justice Department said Sunday. American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Masud, who was in Libyan custody at the time.

US takes custody of man charged with making Lockerbie bomb (Financial Times)

Former Libyan intelligence officer to face court 34 years after attack over Scotland killed 270 people.

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Lockerbie bombing suspect is now in US custody (CNN)

A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is now in US custody, ...

The Lockerbie bombing remains the deadliest terrorist attack to have taken place in the United Kingdom. “Scottish prosecutors and police, working with UK Government and US colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with Al Megrahi to justice.” District Court for the District of Columbia,” according to a spokesperson.

Key questions as US arrests man accused of Lockerbie bombing (Sky News)

The Americans have released no details on how or where Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir al Marimi was detained, says Sky's Mark Stone, making the latest ...

This eventually led to the trial of two men. According to transcripts of the confession, Masoud was being asked open-ended questions about his potential involvement in the 2011 Libyan revolution and any operations outside Libya. The quid pro quo would be American approval of his government. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was convicted. Critically, they have not said where he is being held. Intriguingly, last month it was reported that Masoud had been "abducted" from Libyan custody.